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Study: Taking hypertension meds at bedtime cuts health risks significantly

A new study suggests taking hypertension medicines at bedtime results in better blood pressure control as well as a decreased risk of cardiovascular and neurovascular events (heart attack and stroke).

The [study](https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehz754/5602478), published in the European Heart Journal, followed almost 19,000 patients over six years. They found that taking once a day blood pressure medications at bedtime was beneficial when compared to those that took their medicine in the morning.

Microbiome, ScienceJeffrey TaekmanNovember 2, 2019Chronobiology, Medication, Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke, Manuscript, XenopharmacologyComment

Dog People Live Longer. But Why?

Humans that own dogs live longer than those that do not say a recent pair of studies published last month.

Dogs and humans that like each other secrete the hormone oxytocin that is a behavioral trigger for bonding. According to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, according to the studies ([1](https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.119.005554),[2](https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.005342)) dog ownership decreased mortality from all causes and was associated with a 21% reduction in mortality in people with pre-existing heart disease. Interesting, the reduction in mortality was more pronounced in those that lived alone, suggesting that the companionship of a dog might be a vital component of the effect.

Relationships, ScienceJeffrey TaekmanNovember 2, 2019Manuscript, Dogs, Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease Comment

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